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Ten things Rafa Benitez has changed at Newcastle… including handing the captaincy to a 22-year-old and having their training ground drastically improved in the summer

Rafa Benitez won the Champions League with Liverpool and the Europa League with Chelsea but winning the Championship with Newcastle United is a challenge in itself.

So far, so good. This week saw Benitez pass the six-month mark since taking charge and to celebrate, Newcastle put six past Queens Park Rangers on Tuesday night.

It saw them chase down Huddersfield Town at the top of the Championship and showed it’s all coming together for Benitez.

Here, Sportsmail looks at ten things that Benitez changed at the North East club.

Rafa Benitez has been in charge of Newcastle for six months and saw his side beat QPR 6-0
Rafa Benitez has been in charge of Newcastle for six months and saw his side beat QPR 6-0

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